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Dubhe Carreńo Gallery Contemporary Ceramic Art |
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Karen Swyler Curriculum
Vitae Education
2002 University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO—MFA in Ceramics, December 2002 2000 University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, Dartmouth, MA Post Baccalaureate study in ceramics, 9/99 to 5/00 1998 Alfred University, Alfred, NY, BFA, Cum Laude
Work Experience
2005 – present Assistant Professor of Art – Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, teaching ceramics, sculpture, and 3D design
2003 – 2005 Artist in Residence – Lilian Fellowship award, 8/03:The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT
Ceramics Instructor: The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, Instructor for community ceramics classes, beginning to advanced.
2000 – 2001 Ceramic Survey Instructor: University of Colorado at Boulder, 1/02 to 5/02. Instructor for ceramic survey class for undergraduate students at the University of Colorado.
Visiting Artist Program Graduate Assistant: University of Colorado at Boulder, 9/01 to 12/01
Teaching Assistant: University of Colorado at Boulder, beginning wheel throwing, 9/01 to 12/01
Graduate Assistant: University of Colorado at Boulder. 9/00 to 8/01. Repaired kilns, ordered and stocked ceramic materials, and coordinated general studio maintenance
1998 – 1999 Artist in Residence: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Union Crafts Center, Stony Brook, NY. 9/98 to 9/99
Ceramics Instructor: State University of New York at Stony Brook, Union Crafts Center, Stony Brook, NY. 9/98 to 9/99. Taught wheel throwing, hand building, and children’s ceramic classes.
Solo Exhibitions
2007
Transference, Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 13 – September 8
Karen Swyler: In The Niche, The Clay Studio of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, April 6 – May 13
Nuance: New Works in Porcelain, The Patio Gallery at The Jewish Community Center, Louisville, KY, In conjunction with NCECA 2007, March 4-April 16
2006
Inception, AVA Center Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, October 4 - November 10
2005
Recent Works, Feick Center, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, September 2 – Sept 23
Closer, Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 8 – Sept 2
Farewell Exhibition, The Archie Bray Foundation For the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, July 7- July 21
2004
Silent Discourse, Lilian Fellowship Exhibition, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT, August 14 – 21
2002
Convergence, MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Colorado Gallery, Boulder, CO. November 15 – November 29
1999
Explorations in Porcelain, Stony Brook Union Art Gallery, Stony Brook, NY. Sept 2 - Sept 21
Selected Group Exhibitions
2007 Mastery in Clay: 2007, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, October 5-21
Unadorned, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, July 6 – Aug. 4
Teapot Invitational 2007, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, July 5 – Aug 18
Small Favors II, The Clay Studio of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, May 4 – 13
Made in Clay, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY, March 29 – April 28
La Mesa, Exhibited by Santa Fe Clay at NCECA 2007, Louisville, KY, March 14-17
Functional Forms: Exploring Meaning and the Handmade Vessel, The Clara M. Eagle Gallery at Murray State University, Murray, KY, March 6 – April 6
Intelligent Design, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, Jan 12 – Feb 4
2006
SOFA Chicago 2006, exhibited by Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, November 10 – 12
Mastery in Clay: 2006, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 29 – October 15
Overture, Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Chicago, IL, July 14 – Aug 9
Bray International, Harris Street Gallery, Helena, MT, June 22-24
At Your Service, Santa Fe Clay, Santa Fe, NM, March 17- April 15
2005 at the Bray, group exhibition at 2006 NCECA Conference, Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR, March 6 – 11
Launch, group exhibition at 2006 NCECA Conference, curated by Karen Swyler, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR, February 28 – April 1
Ceramarama Auction: California Dreamin’, ASU Art Museum Ceramics Research Center, Tempe, AZ, February 23 – 26
The Pleasure of Dessert, Harvey/Meadows Gallery, Aspen, CO, January 7 – 30
2005
SOFA Chicago 2005, exhibited by Dubhe Carreno Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL, October 28 – 30
Faculty Art Exhibit, Feick Center, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT, September 30 – October 22
Pots: Objects of Virtue, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, June 1 – August 28, 2005, Award of Distinction, Juror: Mark Pharis
Jersey Shore National, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ, May 28 – June 26, Purchase Award, Juror: Peter Callas
Fill It To The Rim, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI, May 5 -September
Texas National 2005, Stephen F. Austin State University Department of Art, Nacogdoches, TX, April 9 - May 15, Juror: James Surls
Bottled Spirits, Kentucky Museum of Arts & Design, Louisville, KY, May 5 – June 18
“It’s All About Love” Juried Clay National, The Clayton Staples Art Gallery, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, February 25-27, Juror: Jeanne Quinn
Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay, Alexander Hogue Gallery, The U. of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, February 3 -23, Juror: Patti Warashina
2004
Steamin’, Gallery Materia, Scottsdale, AZ, July 8 – July 31
Duets, Kentucky Museum of Art and Design, Louisville, KY, July 3 – August 21
Pacific Northwest Art Annual, Adell McMillan Gallery, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, June 1 – June 25
Jersey Shore National, m.t. burton gallery, Surf City, NJ, May 8 – June 2 Juror: Jimmy Clark
First Annual Marin Society of Artists National Juried Exhibition, Ross, CA, May 2 – May 26, Juror: Richard Shaw
Twelfth Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster, PA. April 24 – May 31, Juror: Susan Peterson
Rocky Mountain Biennial, Museum of Contemporary Art, Fort Collins, CO, April 13 – June 11, Juror: Jan Ernst Adlmann
Starbrick Clay National 2004, Starbrick Clay, Nelsonville, OH, February 27 – March 31, Purchase Award, Juror: Brad Schwieger,
International Cup, The Clay Studio of Missoula, Missoula, MT, February 6 – February 29, Juror: Beth Lo
25th Annual Southeastern Montana Juried Exhibit, Custer County Art & Heritage Center, Miles City, MT, February 1 – March 14, First Place Award, Juror: John Giarrizzo
2001-2003
Eleventh Annual Strictly Functional Pottery National, Southern Market Center, Lancaster, PA. April 26 – May 26, 2003, Juror: Wayne Higby
Craft USA Fourth National Juried Exhibition, Silvermine Guild Arts Center, New Canaan, CT. November 17 – December 22, 2002, Juror: Holly Hotchner
Flowing Vessels, Gardo’s, Philadelphia, PA. September 6 – September 29, 2002, Jurors: George Johnson and Kris Nelson National Teapot Show V, Cedar Creek Gallery, Creedmoor, NC. Jun. 15, 2002 - Sept. 15, 2002 Tea as Art: A Group Exhibition of Tea ware Juried from National Submissions. Celadon, Watermill, NY. July 5 - July 16, 2001
Workshops
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga: throwing, mold making, slip casting, slide lecture, 10/5/06 – 10/6/06
Bray Days: University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 4/12/04
Archie Bray Foundation Workshop: Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA, 10/03 Sponsored by Eastern Washington University
Mold Making Workshop: Hands on Clay Inc., Setauket, NY. 8/99 Publications
American Craft, February/March 2007, Overture: Karen Swyler, Jayson Lawfer, Tom Hoffman, by Margaret Hawkins, pg 96-96 and cover image
Ceramics Monthly, October 2006, The Building Blocks of a Career: Six Emerging Artists Break into the gallery scene, pg 40
Ceramics Art and Perception, ISSN 61, 2005, pg 36-37 Karen Swyler’s Designs on Time, article by Stephanie Lanter
Ceramics Monthly, September 2005, pg 20
American Craft, Dec 05/Jan 06, pg 63
The Chicago Reader, August 19, 2005, section 2
500 Cups, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, 2004, pg 131, 396
Private and Public Collections
Sandy Besser Collection, Santa Fe, NM Jim Kolva and Pat Sullivan Collection, Spokane, WA Mark and Polly Addison Collection, Boulder, CO The University of Colorado at Boulder Collection, Boulder, CO The Archie Bray Foundation Permanent Collection, Helena, MT The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Collection, TN
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